Sheet-metal furniture.



E. J. JONES. SHEET METAL FURNITURE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1913.

Patented D.ec.2,1 913.

E. J. JONES. SHEET METAL FURNITURE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1912.

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Patented D60. 2, 1913.

and State of New Unrrnn STATES PAEtENT QFFICE.

EMIL J. JONES, OF J AMESTOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR- OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN A.

JQNES, F JAMESTOVN, NEW YORK.

SHEET-METAL FURNITURE.

lt'atented D co. 2, 1.913.

Serial No. 756,279.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Earn zen of the United States, residing at the city of Jamestown, in the cotrnty of Chautauqua York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet- Metal Furniture, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

The invention relates to the construction of sheet metal furniture, and the improvement consists, firs in providing a simple and durable joint or manner of uniting the panelsto the legs or uprights in desks, dressers and similar articles of furniture in which a-plurality of drawers, cupboards or other inclosures are surrounded by a suitable sheet or uprights, showing the slots and arrangement of the parts as metal case; and second, in the comhiinuion shown in this specification and the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure. .l is a front clcvation of an oiliee desk: and Fig. 2 is a crosswise sectional view of said desk. at line X X in Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is an enlarged crosswise sectional view of one of the posts or uprights, showing the improved manner o holding the panels in said uprights and unitif the parts. Fig. 1 is a vertical section at line Y Y in Fig. .3, showing an elevat'u'in of'a portion of the tuhular holding means for the sheet metal sides of the panel. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the tuhular locking keys for holding the panels. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the posts therein. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the oppositely curved edges of the two panel plates, the main portion of the plates being broken away. Fig. 8 is a crosswise sectional view of a modification of the tnhular holding means or joint for the panel plates and uprights. Fig. 9 is a lengthwise sectional View of a portion of one of the front uprights. showing one of the'drawer guides in cross section with a portion of the drawer side attached thereto and the end of one of the front cross hars tween the drawers: and Fig. 10 showspa crosswise sectional view. of said i'r -nt up right, showing the two cross bars attached which separates l. e-

side of said post. the tubular therein and the panel. Fig. 11 is an en J. J ones, a cit llarged crosswise sectional view at line X h in Fig. 1 as shown in Fig. 2, showing the manner of attaching the drawer supports to each side of the vertical panel. Fig. 12 is a sectional l'ltW of the two oppositely placed panel plates.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 10 designates the desk which is composed of the corner uprights or posts 11, and the central uprights or posts 12 which are connected by means of the panels 13 and cross bars 141.

The cross liars it are pret'c 'ahly made in tuhular form oi sheetmetal having the end lugs 15 with the holes 16 therein for the insertion of the keys 17 vertically there through therehy holding a plurality oi the (Fuss hars iirml in position by one key 17, the lugs heing inserted through suitable slots in the sides ol' the posts or uprights 11 or 12; the hey 17 may also hold the lugs 18 on the supporting strips 19 for the angular drawer slide 20 which is attached to the side 21 of the drawer.

The drawer supports 19 are supported in line near their rear end on the panel plates 22 by means of a tubular clip 23 and the flanged holding piece 24-, the lugs 18 extending within the clip 23 and being. keyed thcrewithin by key 17, the same as within the upright 11 or 12. It is apparent that the clip 23 may be made in ditlerent sizes :u-eording to the oil' set of the posts or up rights 11 or 12 in order toflhring' the drawer slides 'lflinto line. The flanged strips 2-1 may he. riveted or spot welded to the plates The posts or uprights 11 and 12 are providedfiwith lengthwise open ended slots 25, and tuhular holding slotted or cleft strips 26 are spot welded lengthwise to the inner holding strips 26 having suitahle flanges 27 for rigid attachment by welding each side of the slot- ,lhe edges -LS oi the panel platesQ2 are rurved oppositely to fit within the tubular holding strips 26 and a resilient tubular hin the curved edges when ph ced within the and form a stop for the as between the panel plates 22, the edges 32 tubular holding strip 26, the spring of the key 29 firmly holding the edges 28 1n place Within the cylindrical portion of the tubular strip 26. The flanged edges 30 of the key :29 extend within the )anel plates 22 hestos filling 31 of the flanges 30 may be turned toward one another in thin sheet metal to form a sutficient stop for the filling 31.

In certain forms of furniture when-extreme rigidity is desired a specially strong key 33 is provided having a groove 34: lengthwise thereof opposite the flanges 30, and the curved edges of the panel 22 have additional inward angular turned ed 'es 23. The turned flanges 35 are slipped l "thwise Within the groove 3-1 when the h 33 is slipped into position Within the turned edges 28, thereby firmly looking all the parts in plane and giving added. stifiness to the construction. It is new apparent that the panels 22 with the curved edges 28 and the posts or uprights 11 or 12 may be provided as hereinbefore described, also the cross bars 14 and drawer slides or supports 19 with their connective clips, and the Whole may be assembled by slipping the keys into lace and when so assembled a construction is provided which has great rigidity and strength, yet is extremely simple and on account of the warts being almost entirely formed by suitable dies extremely cheap in a sheet metal construction. It is also obvious that. while the construction is shown as applied to an ofliee desk in the present drawing and s iecifieation, it is equally epplieable 'to dressers, ehiffonniers, Washstands, and similar'artieles of furniture.

I claim as new;

1. A sheet metal jointoomprising a sheet niotal plate having a slot therein, a cleft ti'lb'nlnr strip attached to seid sheet metal plate each side of said slot, s panel plate having an ed' to litiv in said tubular strip and ext ling tln said slot, and. a tubule hey to fit within id tizbnler st r, and psnel piate edge to .isch said panel plate to said sheet metal piste.

A shes; metal joint eoin lrising s sheet metal plate having 11 slot therein, e. slotted tulmlar ,strip attached to said plate eeeh side of said slot, panel plates having oppositely bent edges to fit within ssid tubular strip and extending out through said slot, and a tubular key to fit Within said panel plate edges and tubular strip to attach said panel plates to said sheet metal plate.

'3, A' sheet metal joint comprising; a sheet metal plate having a slot therein, a tubular strip having a: lengthwise slot. therein, the edges of said tubular strip each side of said lengthwise slot attached to said sheet metal plate each side of the slot therein so that the slots in said strip :3 sheet metal plate said panel plates to said sheet metal plate.

' cal slots ther nee s-in register, panel plates having oppositely curved edges to fit Within said tubular strip, and a resilient tubular key to fit within said curved edges of said panel plates to attach 4!. A sheet metal. joint emnprising a sheet metal post having an open ended lengthwise slot therein, a slotted tubular strip attached Within said sheet metal post so that the slots in said strip and post re 'ister, sheet metal plates having curved edges to fit within said. tubular strip and the plates extend out. through. said slots, and a tubular key to fit within said curved edges of said sheet metal plates to attach them to said post, said tubular key having a lengthwise slot and flanged edges each s de of said slot to extend between said panel plates and held the key in position.

:i. A sheet metal joint comprising a metal plate having an open ended slot therein, a tubular strip having a lengthwise slot therein attached each side of the slot in said metal plate so that the slot in said plate and strip register, panel )lates'having curved edges to fit within sair tubular strip and the plates extend out through said slot, the edges of said curved edges turned inward in en angular flange, end a tubular key to fit Within said curved edges having a lengthwise curve to receive said angular flanges on said curved edges.

6. A sheet metal joint comprising a sheet metal plate having an open ended slot therein, a tubular member with ed es separnted along one side and attach to said sheet metal plate each side of said slot, sheet metal plates having oppositely bent edges to fit within said tubular member and extend out through said slot, a resilient tu- 'bular locking strip engaging and holdi said edges of said panel plates within sai tubular member, said looking strip being longitudinally spli to form. separated adjacent flanged edges permitting the strip to expand and. cont-r .0011 the application compr sing tubular e11. ended len thnward from t ieir having lengthid within. said posts strips and pi sts re ister, metal plates 1g edges to fit 'Wltlllll said tubular Stil and extend out through said slots, tubular slottcd keys to fit within said edges of'said panel plates to hold said plates, the edgesof said tubular slotted keys turned in lengrl to! nd out between said rel plates end l stops, said panel pi tes having asbestos filling therebet-ween.

Ill'f-t shee" of? the frame 1' sheet metal. l Wise slots ext 1 upper ends, t wise slots th. so that the slots in gituinaliy for attachment each side of said siot within said frame posts, panel plates extending through said slots and curved to fit members, and resilg slotted tubes adapted tohe inserted in sand tubular members to hold sai panel mates substantially as described.

within said tubular In testimony whereof I have afi'med my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' v EMIL J. JONES. Witnesss:

. H. A. SANDBERG,

ARTHUR O. MORSE. 

